Game



Patented Sept. 1, 1925.

UNITED STATES BOB-ERT STANAGE, OF WINNER, SOUTH DAKOTA.

GAME.

Application filed October 1, 1924. Serial No.` 741,015.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that l, ROBERT STANAGE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Winner, in the county oi Tripp and State of South Dakota,have invented new and usetul improvements in ames, ot which thefollowing is a specification.

My present invention has reference to games, and the manner ot playingthe same.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a novel game,somewhat similar to the well known game of checkers, which includes ahoard that is diamond shaped in plan and which has printed thereon afield oi' diamond shaped blocks over which diamond shaped playing piecesare designed to be slid. Certain ot the blocks on the field providezones and playing pieces received therein are restricted from movementin certain directions, while the playing pieces in the other blocks maybe slid in various directions which cannot be attempted by the playingpieces in the restrict-ing blocks or Zones.

The improvement is illustrated by the accompanying drawing, and wherein:

Figure 1 is a top plan View showing the men or playing pieces positionedupon the board or field.

Figure 2- is ay board or held.

Figure 3 is a perspective view ot' one of the playing men or pieces.

The playing board 1 is diamond shaped in plan and is provided withdiamond shaped blocks. Each alternating series ot blocks are differentlycolored. The central longitudinal series ot blocks 2 may be coloredblack, the next series 3 may be white, the next series 4 may be alsoblack except the two central blocks which are indicated by the numerals5 and which are of a different color say red. The remaining blocks arealternately white and black.

The playing pieces, indicated by the numeral 6 are also diamond shapedand are of a size approximately equalling that of the blocks. Theopposing players are each entitled to nine such pieces. The pieces heldplan view of the playing by the players are vpreferadoly diiterentlycolored. As shown in Figure l of the drawings, nine playing pieces arearranged upon the black blocks from the longer ends ot' the diamondshaped ield l. The playing pieces are designed to be slid over theblocks ot the field and it is the object for one opponent to capture allof his rivals pieces. It one player succeeds in getting his men trom hisside to the first block on the opponents 'side he is entitled to two, orwhat l' will call a double slide. A double slide is permitted to moveforward, backward or sidewise and a double slide can move in the reddiamonds 5. A double slide can jump into the rod diamond but it muststop there. After the second player moves the iirst player can jump ormove out of the red diamond iil he has a chance. As stated a4 doubleslide can move sideways but a single slide can move sideways and forwardbut not backward. It one opponent forces another to move or jump asingle piece into the red diamond, vthe iirst player loses the piecethat goes into the red diamond and the pieces are taken 'otf the board.A single piece can jump sideways, a double playing piece cannot jumpsideways. A single piece jumps sideways, but a double piece can movesideways but it cannot jump sideways.

Having described the invention I claim A game including a board which isdiamond-shaped in plan and which has a fieldv in the nature ot diamonddisposed alignment, said spaces starting from the lon gitudinalintermediate line ot the field, alternating in color, to the ends of thefield, except yt-he two'central spaces next to the intermediate line,which vlatter spaces are differently colored from the remaining spacesand playing pieces which are colored and which are diamond shaped inplan designed to be slid over certain ofthe menshaped spaces tionedspaces in the eld in the playing ot the game.

In testimony whereof I aiiixl myv signature.

. ROBERT STANAGE. y

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